20070313002749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Norwood, CO · March 13, 2007

Date
March 13, 2007 · 08:00 local
Place
Norwood, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
Z7KL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N926JV
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN07CA073
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,300 total8,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A bird struck the tail rotor blades of the aircraft in cruise flight. No corrective action planned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A BIRD STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES OF THE AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.